Blade Runner Black Out 2022 (2024)

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Blade Runner Black Out 2022 (1)

Blade Runner Black Out 2022 is a neo-noir cyberpunk anime short film prequel directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, that was released on September 27, 2017, serving as a prequel to Blade Runner 2049.

Contents

  • 1 Plot
  • 2 Cast
    • 2.1 Additional voices
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video
  • 5 Appearances

Plot[]

"While the Replicant NEXUS 6 expired in inventory, TYRELL CORP. pushed the series 8 into the local and Off-world market.
The NEXUS series 8 were purpose-built with a natural lifespan.
Soon the human supremacy movements began.
These angry masses used the
Replicant Registration database to identify and kill Replicants."[src]

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In May 2022, the Tyrell Corporation has developed a new Nexus-8 line of replicants, who now possess lifespans equivalent to that of a regular human. This causes a massive backlash among the human populace. Establishing thehuman supremacy movement, they begin hunting down and killing replicants.

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One of these replicants, Trixie, is attacked by a group of thugs but is rescued by Iggy.

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At the LAPD headquarters, Gaff and another officer are watching the file of the replicants who escaped Calantha and reluctantly accept the job to hunt them down.

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Two weeks prior, Trixie befriended Ren Dus, a human who is a technician at the Tyrell Corporation in charge of launching nuclear missiles. Iggy hatches a plan with Trixie to destroy the Tyrell Corporation's database of registered replicants, so that replicants can no longer be hunted. Iggy reveals to her that he used to be a soldier but deserted when he realized the enemy soldiers he had been fighting and killing were also replicants.

Ren redirects a test missile to detonate over Los Angeles, blacking out the city and wiping out all electronic data. At the same time, Ren and Iggy hijack a fuel truck to physically destroy the Tyrell Corporation's servers. The operation is a success, with the servers destroyed and power to Los Angeles disabled. However, Trixie is killed by security forces in the process. Iggy manages to escape and removes his right eye, the only thing that can identify him as a replicant.

"The Blackout, which led to the prohibition of Replicant production, sealed the fate of the TYRELL CORPORATION.
It took over a decade for THE WALLACE CORP. to win approval to manufacture a new breed of
Replicants."[src]

Cast[]

  • Jovan Jackson as Iggy
  • Luci Christian as Trixie
  • Bryson Bauguss as Ren
  • Edward James Olmos as Gaff

Additional voices[]

  • Adam Gibbs
  • Al-Francis Cuenca
  • Andrea Rodriguez
  • Annie Mai
  • Chris Gibson
  • Christa Castro
  • David Matranga
  • Jay Hickman
  • Joel McCray
  • John Gremillion
  • Joseph Chou
  • Kyle Jones
  • Luis Galindo
  • Michael Olesch
  • Ned Gayle
  • Ricardo Contreras
  • Son Le

Additionally, Dave Bautista's likeness appears in a database entry for Sapper Morton.

Trivia[]

  • When Iggy and Trixie are attacking the Tyrell Corporation, the security officers had helmets similar to those of the Rebel Alliance from Star Wars: A New Hope.
  • When the nuclear missile explodes over the Los Angeles you can see the Pan Am logo.
  • The scene with Gaff is almost an exact visual recreation of a deleted scene from the Blade Runner 1982 film.
  • Shinichirō Watanabe would go on to work as creative producer on the Blade Runner animated series, Blade Runner: Black Lotus.

Video[]

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - "Black Out 2022" Anime Short

Appearances[]

  • Individuals
    • Iggy Cygnus
    • Ren Dus
    • Gaff
    • Trixie
  • Locations
    • Calantha
    • Earth
    • Los Angeles
  • Groups
    • Los Angeles Police Department
    • Tyrell Corporation
  • Objects
    • Spinner

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Blade Runner

Film/TV
Feature films

Blade Runner· Blade Runner 2049

Short films

2036: Nexus Dawn· 2048: Nowhere To Run· Blade Runner Black Out 2022

Television

Blade Runner: Black Lotus· Blade Runner 2099

Prose
Novels

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?· Blade Runner: A Story of the Future· Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human· Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night· Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon

Comics

A Marvel Comics Super Special: Blade Runner· Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?· Dust to Dust· Blade Runner 2019· Blade Runner 2029· Blade Runner Origins· Blade Runner: Black Lotus· Blade Runner 2039· Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus

Non-fiction

Blade Runner Sketchbook· Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner· The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049· Blade Runner 2049: Interlinked - The Art· Blade Runner 2049: The Storyboards· The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Games
Video games

Blade Runner (1985)· Blade Runner (1997)· Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab· Blade Runner: Revelations· Blade Runner: Rogue· Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth

Tabletop

Blade Runner· Blade Runner 2049: Nexus Protocol· Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game

Soundtracks

Blade Runner: Orchestral Adaptation of Music Composed for the Motion Picture by Vangelis· Blade Runner· Blade Runner (1997 video game)· Blade Runner 2049· Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Documentaries

On the Edge of Blade Runner· Future Shocks· Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner· The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick· Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film· Signs of the Times: Graphic Design· Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling· The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth· Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art· Deck-a-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard· · All Our Variant Futures: From Workprint to Final Cut· Designing the World of Blade Runner 2049· To Be Human: Casting Blade Runner 2049· Benefit or Hazard

Other

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (play)· Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (radio)· "The Little Black Box"· Soldier

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